{"id":189371,"date":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189371"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:18:13","slug":"im-the-first-plus-size-miss-universe-contestant-trolls-call-me-a-whale-but-that-wont-stop-me-showing-off-my-curves-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/fashion\/im-the-first-plus-size-miss-universe-contestant-trolls-call-me-a-whale-but-that-wont-stop-me-showing-off-my-curves-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm the first plus-size Miss Universe contestant – trolls call me a whale but that won't stop me showing off my curves | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
PAGEANTS aren't exactly known the be inclusive of different body shapes, but perhaps the most famous one in the world has included the first ever plus-size contestant.<\/p>\n
Jane Dipika Garrett, 22, represented Nepal in the Miss Universe pageant, which took place in El Salvador earlier this month.<\/p>\n
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The beauty queen placed in the top 20 out of 90 other women from across the globe, defying trolls who say she shouldn't be celebrated because of her size.<\/p>\n
Despite the haters, Jane has also been cheered on by many and wasn't aware of the onslaught of trolls until after the competition. <\/p>\n
She told\u00a0Fox News: "They don't even know my story. They don't even know what I'm going through."<\/p>\n
"I got the loudest applause from the whole entire audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n